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NBLISHED 1865.NEWBERRY. S. ., FRID Y, SEPTEBER 5, 1902 TWICEAWEEK.81.50 A YEAE The President Has A Very Close Call. SIs CARRIAGE TORN TO PIECES BY A TROLLY CA. A Secret Serviee Man Killed-The President, Governor Crane and Mr. Corlelyou All Sustained Slight Injuries But. Resumed Their Journey. Pittsfield, Mass., Sept. 3.-The drag containing President Roosevelt - and his party on the way from Pitts. field to Lenox was struck by an elec trio car today and the president was slightly cut and braised. Secret Service Agent Craig was killed. Secretary Cortelyou was slightly in jured. The driver of the coach was seriously hurt. The motorman and conductor of the car wereplaced under arrest. The president was able to resume his journey to Lenox but sent word ahead that there should be no cheer ing. HOW IT OCCURRED. The President of the United States escaped atragic death by only a few feet in a collision between his car rnage and an electric car in this city today, while one of his most trusted guards Secret Service Agent Wm. Qraig, was instantly killed, and Da r i J. Pratt of Dalton, who was guid - big the horses attached to the vehicle, and seriously injured. President -Roosevelt himself was badly shaken ; p but received only a slight facial brnise. Secretary Cortelyou, who oecupied a seat opposite the chief executive in thelandeau, sustained a minor wound a" the back of the head and Gov. rane, who sat beside the president, e xtricated himself from the wreck practically without a scratch. The cariage was demolished by the Im pact. of the kapidly moving car and the wheel horse on the side nearest oar was killed outright, the crew a. d passengers of the car escaping Anjary. The president and party were driv 7 ng from this city to Lenox through South street, one of the principal thoroughfares of Pittsfield, which was lined with cheering people and bhe catastrophe occurred in plain ~w of hundreds, whose happiness ,t the advent ofthe nation's chief wa suddenly turned to grief. Thousands had .poured into the city in the early morning from the nearby country to see and hear the president and his address at the city park bad been loudly cheered. At the conclusion of the exercises he wished to make a brief call on Henry L Dawes, formerly United States senator, whose house in Elm street Sis but a short distance from the park. The president's carriage, in which he had ridden in from Gov. Crane's home at Dalton, was accordingly driven to the Dawes residence and carriages containing a number of other gentlemen in the party followed. President Roosevelt's call was a short one and then the carriages re turned to the city square. IN A BROAD HIGHWAY. Out through South street is a broad, smooth highway. The tracks of the Pittsfield Electric street railway are laid in the~ centre of the road with ample room .for teams cn each side, and scores of vehicles of every de scription followed along this road behind the president's party. Shortly after he left the park an electric car which had been filled with passengers at that point, started toward Lenox well behind the pro cession. It passed all of the teams and was about a mile and a half out from the city at the beginning of Howard hill and was nearly up to the president's carriage, which was traveling on the west side of the highway. Just at the foot of Howard bill the road bends a little and teams are compelled to cross the street railway % tracks to the east side. The railroad then continues at one side of the street instead of in the centre. Just at this point the up.grade of the hill begins and but a short distance t>e -yond the crossing there is a narrow bridge spanning a small brook. CROSSED THE ROAD. The troiley car approached the. road, crossing under a good head of speed with gong clanging just as the driver of the president's carriage turned his leaders to cross the tracks. On each side of the chief executive's carriage rode two mounted troopers of the local cavalry company and the horsemen on the left of the landau had turned on the track with the trolly car immediately behind them, though some yards distant. Alarmed by the Clanging gong, they both turned in their saddles and waved vigorously to the motor man to stop his car. Almost at the same instant Gov. Crane, who quick ly perceived the danger, rose to his feet and likewise motioned to the motorman. The latter in great ex citement desperately tried to stop his car but it was too late. It crashed into the carriage just as a loud moan went up from the frenzied onlookers who thronged the roadside and who but a moment before were cheering the president. The horsemen managed to get the frightened animals out of the way just in time and the car struck the near wheeler of the carriage on the left side and ploughed through to the front wheel of the vehicle which received the full force of the blow. The carriage was upset in the tWi - ling of an eye and one horse i dead on the tracks. The other three powerful grays attached to the ve hicle started to run and dragged by them and pushed by the force of the car the wrecked carriage was moved 30 or 40 feet. PASSED OVER HIS BODY. Mr. Craig fell from his seat im. mediately in front of the car and it passed completely over his body. Driver Pratt in falling struck the dead hQrse immediately in front of him and rolled off clear of the car, thus escaping a similar fate. Presi dent Roosevelt, Gov. Crane and Sec. retary Cortelyou were thrown to gether in the bottom of the carriage. Almost immediately a score of men jumped to the head of the fright ned horses and stopped their fur ther progress. Gov. Crane 'was the frst to get to his feet, escaping en irely unhurt. He turned immedi ately to the president, helped the latter to arise and together they as sisted Secretary Cortelyou. THE PREsIDENT BLEEDING. The president's lip was cut and blood was flowing from the wound. His clothing was disarranged and he was much shaken up. Secretary ortelvou had a severe wound in the back of his head from which blood was flowing freely. Tbe president quickly regained his omposure and the three sooh after repaired to the residence of Charles R. Stevens near the scene of the accident. Mr. Craig's body was found just behind the car. His shoulders and chest were crushed and the body frightfully ruangled. Driver Pratt was found unconscious in -the road, his shoulder was dislo. ated, his ankle sprained and his face badly cut and bruised. He was immediately placed in a carriage and taken to the House of Mercy, where e was attended by Drs. Flynn and Paddock, whlo tonight say that he will recover. CHARGED WITH MANsLAUGHTER. Bail for the motorman of $5,000 was furnished by ex-Alderman Mau rice J. Madden, his brother, and Patrick H. Dolan, manager of the Pittsfield Street Railway Company. Kelly was baled in the sum of $2,500 by Mr. Dolan. Kelly is 25 years of age, single, and has been employed on the railroad for three years. Motorman Madden is 32 years old and has a wife and five children. Madden and Kelly probably will be arraigned in the district court to morrow morning on the charge of maslaughter. THE MORTORMAN' S STORY. Enclid Madden, the mortorman, in telling his story says that the ear was No. 20, which had motors of 60 horse power. The car is not fitted with air brakes. On account of the presidential exercises he says that the rauining schedule on all lines of the company's streets were dis turbeca. As he passed over the railroad bridge about 359 or 400 feet from the scene of the accident he says he shut off the power and put on the brakes, the car then being on a down grade. He says there were teams on both sides of the track and he was exer cising every care to avoid an acci dent. In his opinion the car was not running over eight miles an hour; he received no warning to stop and did not see the mounted men or Gov. Crane waving their hands to come to standstill. According to Madden's story, ther^ was plenty of room for the presiudat's carriage to have passed on the west side of the trolley track and he would have had plenty of time to have passed the president's carriage before the turn was made to the east side of the road. He said that the leading horses were turned short across the track. He could not tell just how the ear struck the carriage, but. he says he reversed the power and went for the brake just as quickly as possible when he saw the horses turn on the track. He said it was dusty and with diffi culty he saw what was going on. THE PRESIDENT CALM. 3 Eye witnesses say the president was calm and collected, and deplored the death of Craig. "He was the most faitlIul man I ever knew," said he, "my children fairly worshipped him." When Craig saw the impending danger and that a collision could not be averted he was heard to say: "Oh, my God," and then he was hurled through the air and fell un der the car wheels. When the pres iuent got out of the wreck he asked the motorman. "Why were you running your car like that?" which brought only the response "because I had the right of way." The president said that when he saw the car coming at such terrific speed he felt that all in the carriage would surely be killed. According to another story the president was stunned for but a sec ond, and springing to his feet walked back about 15 yards to where the trolley had stopped and told the mo torman that dinless the oar had got ten beyond his control, which did not seem possible, in view of the way it had stopped, he had commit ted an act of criminal recklessness which had resulted in the death of at least one man. Officials of the road deny that the motorman was instructed to run through withbut stopping' and say the car was not running at a high rate of speed. MR. AIKEN's VOTE. How He Was s'upported in the C3ommunity Where Be Was Raised. [Anderson Daily Mail.] In the card in Sunday's issue of the Daily Mail attention was called to the vote of Dr. Smith in Pickens County and of Mr. Aiken's vote in Abbeville County with the evident purpose of disparaging the latter's standing at his home. Now let's compare facts and figures. In Pick ens Dr. Smith had no opposition, and out of 2,469 votes he received 1,660, losing 809 votes. In Abbe ville County, where Mr. Aiken had strong opposition in ex.Senator Mc Calla and Senator GraydQn, McCalla received 718 votes, Aiken 690, Gray don 651. In the town of Abbeville, where Mr. Graydon has lived over 20 years and Mr. A iken for seven years, Giraydon ran 16 votes behind Aiken. SIn the community of Cokesbury, Hodges and Coronaca, in Greenwood County, where both Aiken and Gray don were raised, the vote there was 246 and Aiken received 207 of them. This statement is simply made in fairness to Mr. Aiken and is just a little information for the public. From the number of votes Mr. Aiken received in the primary I think that it is pretty well conceded that he is the man to represent our dis trict in congress. To send Wyastt Aiken to congress I am sure would be no discredit to the name our forefathers were so loyal to, but am positive would be a credit to this district and so we would elect a thoroughly conscientious man, and one thatt would represent us well. s. J' Meuly will lorwara it to the mate Doaru o education, in case the examinatioi papers meet the requirements se forth in the next paragraph. The written examination befor the county board will be on the reg ular first grade questions and also or additional questions. These addi tional questions are printed on a sep arate sheet, and will not be handet out by the county board until the ex amination on the first grade ques tions is extended and the applican1 is ready to enter upon and completf at that sitting the additional exami. nation. It is probable that anotbei day should be given for this. But the county board can judge. The county board will mark the answers to the first questions, and unless the applicant averages 90 pei cent. will not forward' the applica tion for a State certificate. If, how. ever, the applicant averages 90 pei cent. by the grading of the county board on the first grade questions then the entire examination papers (answers to the first grade questiom and to the additional questions, and the collateral information here asked for) will be sent to the State board of education at Columbia, which will, according to its own standard of making, regrade the answers to the first grade quertions and also grade the answers of the collateral informa tion furnished. Upon the joint re salt, the State board will then de cide whether or not to issue the State certificate. After the examination on the 13th of June, 1902, an appliant for thi State certificate should -make appli cation at least one monta in advance of the time of the regul.r county ex amination in order that the State superintendent may know how many sets of additional questions to send to the proper county. John J. McMahan, State Sup't of Education. Note.-The applicant for a State certificate will write, on separate pa pEr, on one side only, the answer t. the following questions: The ques. ions are so numerous, not because each applicant is expected to give affirmative information under each head, but because it is wished to re mind the applicant of any and all kinds of information that may be.sig nificant. Tell what college you have attend ed, and through what grades. Tell 'what summer schools for teach era you have attended, and what courses you have completed. State as accurately as you can the schools you have taught, the length of each session, the salary, the grade of work done. Name the subjects and the grades that you are prepared to teach. Name those that you prefer tc teach. Name the educational associations of which you are an active member. State under each of the following heads the books (not more than five of each,) which you have read tho roughly and of which you have at intelligent idea: History and biography; Engl ish literature-classic; English and Amer ican literature- recent; pedagogy; science. Name some of the best books you have read (on any subject) in thE last two years. Name the educational papers and magazines that you read. Give the name and postoffices of five persons as references to vouch or you on some of the following matters: Moral character; success in gaining co.operation of pupils and parents; tact in directing and con trolling pupils; interest in work; en ergy ; enthusiasm; skill in instructing power in stimulating .pnpils to dc their best; influence over pupils out of school; efforts for self improve ment; manners as influencing thos of pupils; capacity for wore; kind oi school work for which you can b4 recemmended. President oIn Trosts. Fitchburg, Mass., Sept. 2.-Roose velt in his speech this afternoon an swered his critics regarding the trus question. He said congress can' deal with the trusts until -the consti tution is amended so that they wil be empoweredl to prevent combina nations. A NEW CERTIFICATE GRANTED TEACHERS. GOOD FOR TEN YEARS WITHOUT FUR THER EXAMINATION. The State Board of Educatioq-A Special Meeting to Dispose of Appeal Cases from Hartsville and Kings tree-Other Matters. [The State, 3d.] The State board of education met in Columbia at 4 p. m. yesterday. The following members were present: Prof. A. R. Banks of Rock Hill, Prof. H. T. Cook of Greenville, Prof. J. I. McCain of Due West, Prof Graves L. Knight of Graniteville, Prof.' J. B. O'Neall Holloway of Elloree, Hon. W. A. Brown of Marion, together with Governor McSweeney and Sn perintendent of Education McMahan. An appeal from the decision of the county board of education in Harts ville was considered, and the;county board was sustained. This permits the people of Harts ville to vote upon the question of levying an extra tax of three mills for their public school. Judge Watts has issued an injunction against the holding of the election pending the determination of the appeal to the State board. , An appeal from the decision of the county board in Williamsburg was sustained. The county board had ordered the trustees to establish an additional school "on the lower side of the creek," although no pupil had to walk more than two miles to the present centrally located school and the money suffices for only one school of average session. The death of Mr. W. W. F. Bright county superintendent of education in Pickens, was reported and the matter. of appointing his successor was referred to the governor and the superintendent of education with power to act. A committee consist ing of Messrs. tCook, McCain and Mc Mahan was appointed to prepare a suitable letter to the family, Mr. Bright being an exceptionally effi ient officer of many years' service, and being known personally to sev eral mem,bers of the board. Some State certificates were issued and exetgses for non attendance upon summer schools passed upon. The rule in regard to the renewal of certificates by county boards of education was amended by adding the words, "said renewal to be for two years or for less time in the dis cretion of the county board." Mr. J. B. O'Neall Holloway was added to the committee on examina tions and the committee on course of. study. Mrs. C. E. Means' forthcoming book on men and women o' South Carolina was approved as a supple mentary reader in the fourth" and fifth grades of the public schools. At 7 the board took a recess till 8 o'clock, when it met and considered the papers of two applicants for the State ten-year certificate. This certificate is a new thing. It was proposed and determined upon at the May meeting of the board, and the secretary was authorized to preparee.nd issue a statement for the information of any teachers wbo may hereafter wish to apply for this cer tificate. Thia circular of informa tion has been distributed through couty superintendents and others. It marks a departure and is intended to afford some recognition of profes sional teachers of ability and success. TEN- YEAR CERTIFICATES. The board granted a ten-year cer tificate to Mr. B. Y. Culbertson of Maddenis, Laurens County, who stood the examination very success fully. -Mr. McMahan in writing of these certificates, gives the following information: A State certificate of qualification to teach will hereafter be issued by the State board of education upon the joint consideration of a written examination and of collateral evi dance of educational preparation, ex perience, and standing. At each count y examination an application may be made for this State certifi cate. The applicant in this case will answer the questions asked below and give the paper to the county supeintndent of education, who r [The State, Aug. 31.] Mr. A. W. Jones, p7opularly known as Dolph" is in the race for comp troller general. He has canvassed the State, gone into no trade or corn bination to secure his election, rely ing strictly on his merit and qualifi cations for a business office on a busi ness platform. The comptroller gen eral is a member of the board of railroad assessors, who assess $27,- i 000,000 of railroad property. He is w a member of the S. F. C. The funds " of this commission now amount to t $420,000. He is a member of the board of phosphate commissioners, having fall power over the phosphate C interest of of the State. He is a E member of the pension board. - He is ex-officio insurance commissioner, S the license fees, State county 'and h school taxes originating iu' this de. E partment amounting to $70,000 an nually. He is required to make or a witness the annual settlement with county tax officials, prescribe a uni. E form system of bookkeeping, examine t the books annually, etc. It there- t fore requires an experienced practi- ti cal bookkeeper and thorough ac countar.t. Mr. Jones has the reputa- P tion of being amongst the best book. keepers and expert accountants in A the State. Mr. Jones is thoroughly M couversan: with all the tax laws and duties of the comptroller general, s having been appointed auditor of Abbeville County by Gov. John n Peter Richardson in 1886 and ap pointed phosphate inspector by Gov. st Tillman in 1891. It was he, while a auditor, who found that the visible a property was bearing more than its c just proportion of the burdens of taxation. He found that the banks of this State were not returning theii surplus and undivided profits for taxation. It was through his efforts that these institutions were brought e to pay taxes on. their surplus dollars. F He it was who called attention to the W undervaluation of railroad property, P and several million dollars by this ~ class of property was added to the0 taxable property of the State. His. record as phospcate inspector anid as assistant to the comptroller general b; is well known to the tax oflicials throughout the State, and his man.. agement of the insurance department is so thorough that not a single wild ti cat company has been licensed, to do U business in the State. The insurance st report issued by him is a credit to the State. All these positions he has filled with marked ability, with credith to himself and the public. Mr. Jones ~ started in life as a mechanif With n his economical savings he attendedb one of the leading business colleges P of the South. It is not derogatory to the incumbent to say that A. W. t( Jones is the most valuable man con nected witb the comptroller general's office in years. n AP'PEALINGi TO TILLM1AN. i Frantic Efforts Bein Wade to Get the Senator to Help the Weak Men, Kiet he - Declines to Rsmpond. Since the primary last w,eek frantic 0 appeals have been made to Senator g Tillman by panieky candidates. d They wish to be saved from defeat d if it can possibly be done. They are W now willing to make any pledges of a loyalty and support to Tillman. But the senator is just a little too astute. p He has been in politics too long to as risk his popularity by attempting at the last moment to overcome a tre- o mendous lead. Then, it is doubtful it if the senator really cares to go to the rescue. He may fear that bis friends, made too powerful, will at t tempt to undermine his castle. c! Then, again, so far as the gaber natorial contest is concerned, it is creditably reported that the senator weeks ago said how the wind( was bowing and picked Aeyward as the 5 h The betting men are offering bigh odds on the leader in this race. A. .0o lead of 18,000 votes has never been - overcome in the history of South 5 Carolina primaries and it probably t never will. Some women's idea of being eco a .nomical is to have their ball dresses t mit lower. tI ELAS WILL EME THE FAIR A SUCCESS. [AVE UNITE) WITH COLUMIIA FAIR ASSOCIATION. Great Carnival to Take Place -There Will be a Great Many New and Attractive Street Sbows Brought Here Then. [The State, 3d.J The Elks have joined forces with e Columbia Fair association and ill give a carnival here the last week October which will add greatly to ie attractiveness of the State fair. The Elks have secured the attrac ons put out this seaso1 by the Cin nnati Carnival company and have eured the co operation of the Co mbia Fair association and of the tate fair people. The city counei as also given permission for .the lks to have the use of the streets >r the side shows, parades, open air :tractions, etc. Mr. E. B. Clark, president of the lks' club, had a conference with ke State fair people yesterday and ey approved the carnivel proposi on. Among those present were [ajor A. H. White of Rock Hill, resident of the association, Col. hos. W.. Holloway, secretary, Mr. . G. LaMottee, treasurer, Col. La [otte, assistant secretary, and Mr. F. Efird of Lexington, general iperintendent. Mr. Clark states that each after >on of fair week tue Elks will pre Int free open air attractions on the reets of Columbia. There will be voting contest daring the week, id the queen of the carnival thus ioseu will be crowned Friday night. here will be a night procession of Inminated floats, etc., and the fair eek will wind up in regular Mardi ras style. Among the attractions to be pre uted in the open -air are a 60 foot erris wheel: Capt. Stanley, the orld renowned high diver, who ln[ges from an alevation of 85 feet Ato a 5-foot tank of water; and apt. Griffin's band. Other attractions will be the Elks .il anid the "counitry store" designed g some genius in the local lddge. There will be the electric theatre; te statue turning to life; Lunette, le beautiful flying lady who en anrced Golambians two years ago; ie ball of fame; old plantation min rels; the Egyptian snake eater; amson, th~e great boa; electric war iows; the palace of mystery, the >rued wild man, and last, but in no ise least attractive, will be "Dark ass and Dawn,"' which was visited y thousands at the Charleston ex sition All of these attractions will tend make this a great fair. Col. Holloway said last night: "It is expected that the Elks' car ~val will prove to be one of the ost complete attractions ever seen the city of Columbia, Augusta, harlotte and other cities will be ~presented by the organizations in eir respective cities with the local der in this city, and with this reat number present will not fail to raw immense crowds to the city Lring fair week. The exercises ill t ake place on side streets in the 1ernoons and at night. "Daring the fair attractions of an 3rior interest is to be sein as well side shows. "From all section comes the news a very large atten,dance of visi ors. "Already stalls are being secured >r horses and other stock, showing ie interest of our people in the suc ss that most assuredly will re ilt. -'There will be a meeting on the bh of October to determine the >aces to be assigned to those who ave an eye to business. All who ave not already been assigned ~alls will write to the secretary in rder te secure them. 'Those want ga premniam list will write to the scretary at Pomaria, or his assis tnt, Mr. T. J. LaMotte, Columbia. "It is quite desirable to have such rrangements made at early date hat when the fair is opened that vrthing will 'ne in proper sape.a"